China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 568 Will the drama be unfinished?

Beijing, a certain community.

It was already past nine o'clock in the evening after Lu Xiao and his wife Yu Xiaoling had finished eating and feeding the dog. Usually, the two of them seldom cook and eat at night. After all, they are very tired after a day's work and sometimes have to work overtime at night before going home.

I have to walk the dog later.

But even so, the two of them cherish such a tense and busy pace of work and life, because after having children, they may never have such a "relaxing" life again.

However, today the two of them did not bring food back from the canteens of their respective units to eat, but instead cooked a rather sumptuous dinner.

In addition to getting off work early today and not working overtime, the main thing is that tomorrow is the weekend and I don’t have to work.

"Hurry up, I want to start playing."

Lu Xiao put two pillows on the sofa, adjusted the angle of the sofa to form a semi-lying support arc, and called to his wife who was busy in the kitchen.

The huge curtain on the top of the wall facing the sofa slowly fell, the projector was turned on, and Yu Xiaoling took out two plates from the kitchen.

Lu Xiao got up and turned off all the lights in the living room, turning the entire living room into a small home theater.

Calculated based on 45 episodes, the average online broadcast cost per episode is more than 22 million, which is comparable to "Black Mirror II" which only has five episodes.

There is no need to catch up or wait, and you can even watch it in one sitting - if the excitement of the plot can overcome the drowsiness.

"How much?"

For the sequel of this drama that has been released for two years, and it is the final season, Lu Xiao’s reluctance is also a must-see.

Because the final season only has 15 episodes, which is less than the 20 episodes of the first two seasons, there have been discussions on the Internet about whether it will be unfinished. After all, according to the ending of the second season, there are still many unfilled holes, and it can be completed perfectly in one season.

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"It's needed now." Lu Xiao was a little unhappy: "I saw it on the Internet before I got off work, and it was scolded all over the Internet. I didn't want to get used to this problem, but after asking around, no one in the unit has a diamond membership. At most, it's a diamond membership.

Gold members and gold members are not able to cast their screens. Huanshi.com, a junk website, is crazy about making money."

It turns out that the organization invented an artificial intelligence named "Ghost" and it will be launched soon.

"Person of Interest" is DreamWorks' miracle drama - although most of DreamWorks' dramas have been praised as miracle dramas.

Song Yi resolutely defected after discovering this truth.

With the blessing and protection of the machine, the protagonist group can also compete with this extremely mysterious and huge organization. In the process of the confrontation between the two sides, Song Yi, who was originally on the side of the mysterious organization, and the protagonist group fell in love and killed each other, and gradually began to clear up their innocence.

Jump back and have a tendency to join the protagonist group.

Yu Xiaoling was a little confused: "I remember that Huanshi.com didn't need screencasting before?"

Although Lu Xiao complained, he actually didn't feel that the 40 yuan he paid was not worth it, even though it was enough to go to the cinema to watch a special effects blockbuster.

In the end, perhaps due to the pressure of public opinion and the fear that competitors would benefit, the price did not increase.

DreamWorks dramas generally do not have an opening theme. After the animation logo, they go directly to the plot.

The three dramas cost 1 billion, and the average for each drama is more than 300 million. Although DreamWorks has not announced the production cost, it will definitely recover the cost.

How can it be like when DreamWorks dramas are launched on Netflix and are pushed to the home page of all sections, regardless of the United States, Europe, East Asia, South Asia, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic.

Among the four leading actors, Wu Yue starred in "Gravity". The other three leading actors, Pan Yueming, Duan Yihong and Song Yi, all became famous through this drama.

At the end of the first season, the KB organization sent the character played by Song Yi to fish out Duan Yihong by pretending to be a victim who was about to die. They also followed the clues to find the designer of the machine that can "predict" crimes and KB attacks, and has been hiding himself.

Identity Pan Yueming.

As a result, Lu Xiao, a fan of DreamWorks, could only feel happy that DreamWorks had made a lot of money by selling copyrights at sky-high prices - that's how fans are, while at the same time following other netizens in scolding Fantasy World for being greedy and shameless.

After all, the server of the machine is a supercomputer, which occupies a huge area and consumes a lot of power.

The organization also sent manpower to attack the machine's hiding place.

After an insider in the security department was kidnapped by the KB organization, Pan Yueming was anxious and led the protagonist group to the location of the machine server.

After the first quarter financial report was released, against the background of the so-called "film and television bubble bursting", the stock prices of all video websites continued to fall, and several major long-form video websites began to spread rumors that they would increase membership fees, triggering ridicule from netizens.

There are also those who think that the frequent twists and turns in the two seasons have dug too deep a hole and aroused the audience's appetite too much. DreamWorks was not sure to continue digging, so it hastily filled the hole.

"I want to lose weight."

Everyone was confused as to why Fantasy World dared to be the first to take advantage of the situation. As a result, Fantasy World and DreamWorks jointly announced that "Person of Interest III", "Dynasty" and "Elysium" would be broadcast exclusively on Fantasy World.

The appearance of the machine stopped all KB attack plots. The mysterious KB organization knew the existence of the machine and sent Song Yi to find and kidnap the inventor of the machine. After failing, it began to intensify its efforts.

At the same time, the non-related list obtained by the Protagonist Group also pointed to this security department insider who was targeted by the KB organization. During the investigation of the two-line narrative, the Protagonist Group realized the organization's "fishing" operation, but it was still too late.

No matter how hard you try, you can't save it.

Then Pan Yueming was kidnapped.

While the young couple were bickering, Lu Xiao had already used the remote control to operate the page on the curtain to enter the Fantasy World Network.

I also feel that DreamWorks is eager to open up new pits and wants to end the show as soon as possible.

He only thinks that the most pleasant thing in the world is to sit in an air-conditioned room with his lover and watch his favorite drama on the night before work tomorrow, and the drama is released all at once.

The profit levels of these three DreamWorks dramas are so eye-catching, they are probably not much lower than "The Walking Dead".

And after Song Yi was moved by the protagonist group and jumped back, he also confessed a huge secret in the organization.

There are many discussions on the Internet, such as actors don’t want to act, don’t want to be stereotyped by a drama, or the salary has not been negotiated, the actor’s asking price is too high, DreamWorks does not want to continue filming, and simply ends it.

Unexpectedly, in mid-July, Huanshi.com suddenly announced that it would increase membership fees.

The organization is not looking for trouble with the protagonist group at all because the machine prevented them from launching a KB attack. They want to seize the machine's designer, Pan Yueming, and find out the location of the machine's server.

Many younger generations of viewers tend to watch DreamWorks dramas at station C, and since the membership fee of Huanshi.com has increased, Lu Xiao has no longer renewed the membership fee of Huanshi.com.

The insider who fell into the hands of the organization revealed the address of the machine server under "torture" with a chip implanted in his brain.

Rather, there can only be one "God" in the world, and the organization's true intention is to replace the machines with the "ghosts" they control.

"40."

After all, after nearly two years, we need to review the plot of the previous season so that the audience can quickly enter the plot.

Including the official secret department and the designer Pan Yueming, no more than 7 people in the country know the address of the machine.

You can also create a movie-watching experience at home.

Although later, under the protection of the machine, the organization was unable to do anything to Pan Yueming, the address of the machine server was not known only to the designer, Pan Yueming.

He really wanted to see how the war between the two artificial intelligences would end.

Later, it was revealed that Huanshi.com spent one billion to buy these three dramas from DreamWorks.

In terms of the number of episodes, "Person of Interest III" has 15 episodes, which is the least among the three seasons. Although "Dynasty" and "Elysium" have not announced the number of episodes, according to DreamWorks' usual practice, they generally will not exceed 15.

set.

This is the main reason why Netflix is ​​willing to cooperate with DreamWorks so generously. Other film and television companies can only watch this copyright channel.

"no."

"So expensive? Did you buy a continuous monthly subscription?"

The Douban scores for the first two seasons were 9.4 and 9.5, which can be called the greatest drama among dramas, even slightly surpassing the "Black Mirror" series and "The Signal".

Yu Xiaoling also immediately reflected: "This calculation is too precise...but there is nothing we can do about it. They spent a billion, and the wool comes from the sheep."

Duan Yihong had to look at the monitors on the street lights on the street, and tried to ask for help from Pan Yueming's invention of a machine that could monitor the entire human society, and got a response.

All kinds of speculations are rampant. After all, fans of the show are eager for DreamWorks to make ten or eight seasons. However, they were told that the show will end in the third season. Naturally, there is a lot of dissatisfaction.

The charm of "Person of Interest" lies not only in the ever-escalating high-energy plot, but also in the in-depth shaping of the characters. The audience is like friends of the protagonists in the play and is deeply invested in it.

Later, although the elements of a unit crime-solving drama were still maintained, the main line has become the gradually emerging confrontation between the KB organization and the protagonist group.

"Why?"

However, since DreamWorks seems to have never done anything like a bad ending or a continuation of the project, Lu Xiao just buried a trace of worry deep in his heart.

At this point, the science fiction tone of the entire drama has directly risen to a higher level, and the machine has also leapt from the audience's mind as a supercomputer that can process big data on human surveillance information network information to artificial intelligence.

The organization repeated its old tricks again, preparing to plan a KB attack. The machine gave an early warning, and the national security department began to track it. Then, the organization with the blessing of "ghost" counterattacked and captured the insiders in the security department who knew the address of the machine.

"Huanshi.com is amazing. You have to open a diamond membership for screencasting. It threatens Meng's self-respect. This is it."

It’s just that DreamWorks has made a name for itself overseas since its establishment. After several years of operation, its international brand image is not weaker than that of production companies such as HBO. Netflix buys it, and overseas audiences also buy it, and it has almost become a

Synonymous with the output of Chinese dramas.

The public opinion was hot at the moment, and the media naturally reported it in a shocking way. Colleagues were envious and jealous. After all, the purchase price was really amazing. In addition, Penguin Video also quietly increased its membership fee during this round of heated discussion.

Although Lu Xiao has reviewed the second season in the past few days, he is still looking at the pictures on the screen with some excitement.

But can he not watch it?

Of course not.

In a wide space dug out of a remote mountain range in Guizhou, there is enough space inside the mountain to house a supercomputer.

"You eat me and watch? It's a beautiful idea."

"My wife is so thoughtful. I didn't even think of this. How about I go downstairs and buy something to eat? Or order chicken feet and duck neck for takeout?"

"Then you eat fruit and I'll eat takeout."

While colleagues in the industry were envious and jealous, for viewers like Lu Xiao, it was a mixed bag.

The overseas influence of "Person of Interest" is far less than that of a phenomenal drama like "The Walking Dead", but its domestic influence is greater than that of "The Walking Dead".

Generally speaking, streaming media rarely announces purchase prices. Although many dramas claim to have a production cost of 200 million to 300 million, in fact there is a lot of water. Those with real production costs of more than 200 million are considered S+ level.

"Don't you need snacks to watch a drama?"

Yu Xiaoling curled up comfortably on the sofa, picked up two pears, took a bite, and handed the other to Lu Xiao.

Even though there are many domestic dramas that can be sold to overseas streaming media after becoming popular in China, the copyright price is not high enough, and Netflix will not spend any effort to promote them.

In addition, Netflix is ​​a big player. Not only does its market value exceed 200 billion US dollars, setting a new high, but it is also spending money in an unprecedentedly generous manner. It will definitely not be less than Huanshi.com.

"This is a rubbish website. Guess what? Diamond members don't have continuous monthly subscriptions. I'm glad that they didn't directly set it to only quarterly subscriptions. It's not like my conscience has been completely wiped out."

In the second season, Duan Yihong and Wu Yue, the criminal police captain who officially joined the protagonist team, possessed almost omniscient attributes with the blessing of the machine, and thus rescued Pan Yueming, who was kidnapped by Song Yi.

The entangled battle between the protagonist group, the official guard force and the KB organization kicked off the climax at the end of the second season.

But when the KB organization broke through the defense and entered the inner space of the mountain like a bomb shelter, what was displayed in front of everyone was empty silence.

In the vast inner space of the mountain, there is not even a single cable, let alone a supercomputer.

Just bugs and small animals.

The machine was not only deceived by the KB organization, but also by the officials. It actually moved itself away through some unknown method!

(End of chapter)